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Lawrence & Mayo has been producing optical products for decades. Generations across the same families have come to us for their spectacle, eye-testing and contact lens needs. It’s what we are most widely known and loved for. However, the Lawrence & Mayo product range is a lot deeper and more specialized than a lot of regular consumers know or realize. And that is probably because our other division, which is our Instruments Division, makes specific hi-tech precision instruments for industrial purposes.

This division is an integral part of the L&M house since its inception in 1877. The division is at the forefront in providing state-of-the-art scientific & engineering instruments and has tie-ups with international companies for their wide range of instruments. It provides geometric and engineering instruments, general laboratory instruments and accessories. The company supplies these instruments to Railways, Collieries, Oil Industry, Universities, Quality Control and Research Laboratories. L&M is one of the biggest importers of these instruments and understands the market well.

In our illustrious history, Lawrence & Mayo has been at the very forefront of heavy-duty machines and instruments. As far back as 1905, it was Lawrence & Mayo that was awarded at The Industrial & Agricultural Exhibition of the Indian National Congress by a Gold medal for our Meteorological Instruments. And this proud tradition of firsts continues till today, with the recent introduction of the MENSI 3D Scanning Systems.

Lawrence & Mayo is proud to be the makers & providers of specialized instruments. And our product portfolio is as robust, as it is world-class.

As makers of optical products & high-tech measuring instruments, Lawrence & Mayo has practiced a staunch and upright corporate philosophy for generations. And an integral part of that philosophy is world-class quality control. At Lawrence & Mayo, we are of the firm belief that the most important ingredient to achieve excellence and customer delight is passion. With this passion, to offer the best service and highest quality products, we at Lawrence & Mayo strive to satisfy the needs of our customers with utmost dedication.

Our quality mandate goes beyond a philosophy. Because we at Lawrence & Mayo practice what we set out as a charter. Hence, one of the important Quality initiatives of Lawrence & Mayo is its ISO 9000-2001 certification, which we were awarded in 2002 by Bureau Veritas India (Pvt) Ltd, an international certification body of repute. Lawrence & Mayo is the first optical chain in India to obtain the certification, one of the many firsts to our credit. The quality initiatives of our management are evident in our quality policy, the highlight of which is always to achieve excellence in customer service.

Furthermore, we understand what kind of infrastructure & commitment ought to go into building a company with a range of products like ours. Hence, we have a work force of over 450, spread over 26 outlets, throughout the country. L&M’s corporate philosophy of Quality, Value and Service guides every single member of our trained and experienced staff. It’s a way of life for every employee at Lawrence & Mayo. It is L&M’s commitment to this philosophy that enables our customers to recognize us as quality leaders.

With this corporate philosophy firmly in place, Lawrence & Mayo works tirelessly towards realizing our mission – to be a good corporate citizen by scaling the heights of excellence in providing value for money to customers who trust service and have faith in people. Most importantly, it is this penchant for quality that has made us the preferred optician to generations of families and scores of industrial companies that need precision instruments.

Serving the people with great quality, great honesty, great products and great pride!

Since our inception in 1877, Lawrence & Mayo has been at the forefront of eye-care. But what the consumer is perhaps not aware of, is that the depth of Lawrence & Mayo’s products & services portfolio is much more than what meets the eye. Going beyond the realm of eye-related consumer products, Lawrence & Mayo is also a pioneer in Industrial Instrumentation. Hence, our products & services can be neatly divided into the consumer eye-care related products & services and the offerings from our Scientific Instruments Division; both technological & quality tour de forces in their own rights.

As part of our Optical products & services, which is pertinent and accessible to a large number of people across the country, Lawrence & Mayo offers a wide variety of state-of-the-art facilities & solutions. At any of our branches, there is every imaginable optical-related product & service available for loyal customers and to the new inductees of the L&M fold. Our diverse product range includes Spectacle Lenses, Contact Lenses, a fine selection of Sunglasses at various price points and an exhaustive collection of designer and mass-produced Frames, both Indian and foreign, and all the accessories related to these different product lines. Our bouquet of services offer the latest & most reliably accurate eye testing procedures anywhere in the world. Our Corporate Eye Screening & Vision Eye Screening Programs go beyond identifying the health of your eyes by providing exercises, guidance, counseling and everything you need to keep your eyes looking, feeling and seeing perfectly.

At Lawrence & Mayo, we pride ourselves for having built a company that has a rich history and as many accolades. But most of all, we are proud that our consumer products & services and our industrial equipment have both contributed immensely to the betterment of India. And it is this association that we cherish the most as we try our very best to always bring you benchmark quality products & services.

There are companies that have a history; and then there are companies that are historic. In the case of Lawrence & Mayo, the latter is a fitting introduction. Established in 1877, Lawrence & Mayo has carved a niche for itself as India’s leading manufacturing and dispensing optician with diversification in scientific and industrial instrumentation. To say that anyone from our grandparents’ generation, to us and our children today have Lawrence & Mayo in common, is a fact. But it’s a fact that’s a glorious reminder of the tenacity, history and the shining present of the company.

Lawrence and Mayo traces its roots to two London based Jewish families, that of Lawrence and Mayo. The two families set up operations all over the world, including London, Cairo, Spain, Portugal, Indian subcontinent, Colombo, Rangoon and Singapore. High-grade Opticians and makers of best quality Survey, Scientific and Meteorological instruments; Lawrence & Mayo has made a rich contribution in India too.

It was way back in 1877, when Lawrence & Mayo made their foray in India with a showroom in Calcutta. By 1925, Lawrence & Mayo, headquartered in New Oxford Street, London, boasted of showrooms in Alexandria, Bombay, Cairo, Calcutta (Kolkata), Delhi, Lucknow, Madras (Chennai), Rangoon and Simla. By the 117th year of their operations, the company had established its firm presence in 11 cities with 17 showrooms and millions of satisfied customers.

Crucially Lawrence & Mayo’s Instruments & Scientific Instrumentation Division also has a major impact on the industry. This division is an integral part of the L&M house since its inception in 1877. The division is at the forefront in providing state-of-the-art Scientific and Engineering instruments and has tie-ups with international companies for their wide range of instruments. It provides Geometric and Engineering Instruments, general Laboratory Instruments and accessories. The company supplies these instruments to Railways, Collieries, Oil Industry, Universities, Quality Control and Research Laboratories. L&M is one of the biggest importers of these instruments and understands the market well.

But the company’s tremendous history also adds to the large contributions and innovations that they have introduced over the many decades of their existence. Aside from being the opticians of choice to the British empire, Lawrence & Mayo has served India in a dedicated manner. With regular firsts to its credit, such as the introduction of contact-lenses in the Indian market in 1975, Lawrence & Mayo earned the distinction of being the most experienced and trustworthy quality opticians.

It was they who introduced Computerized Eye-Testing way back in 1988. And with the strategic & rapid expansion of their network, with key branches such as the one in Coimbatore added in 2001, Lawrence & Mayo continues to be at the very forefront of ophthalmology in India.

Today Lawrence & Mayo stands tall and is well-equipped to meet the needs of the rapidly growing market for eye care and precision instruments. Having specialized in the fields of engineering, scientific and vacuum instruments, the company’s core success lies in its professionalism. And their main aim remains, to serve the people of India. Visit them and find out how…